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Schools in Louisville · Jefferson County School District

Louisville’s public schools score below 86% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 15% of Louisville’s students scored proficient, below the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Louisville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
18%
▼ 22 pts vs GA 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 22 pts vs GA 37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 1–5 pts vs GA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▲ 1% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,414 students on the public path
In brief

Louisville’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia (the state reports Louisville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $16,007 per student in FY2024, against $15,800 across Georgia. 30% of its revenue that year was federal (Georgia 12%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Jefferson County Middle School, then Jefferson County High School. Enrollment is down 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Louisville’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

D: better than 14% of Georgia school districts. Graduation is above the Georgia average; test scores are below it.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 14%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (252)Better than 10%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,080 test results and a graduating class of 139 could put Louisville anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Louisville’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,082 in math, 1,079 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Louisville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Louisville Academy SchoolJefferson County School DistrictC−
6–8Jefferson County Middle Schoolin StapletonD
9–12Jefferson County High SchoolJefferson County School DistrictD−

Louisville’s public schools are run by Jefferson County School District, which also serves Avera, Bartow, Stapleton and Wadley and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Jefferson County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,017 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$16,007GA $15,800 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading18%
State average 39.6% · 1079 students tested
Math15%
State average 37.4% · 1082 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 30% of the Jefferson County district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 12% across Georgia, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Louisville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Louisville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LouisvilleDJefferson County

Every school in Louisville

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Louisvilleby address
Louisville Academy School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
339 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Louisvillein other towns
Jefferson County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stapleton
D
440 students12:1Rate it →
Jefferson County High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
635 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Louisville’s schools

Are Louisville’s schools good?

On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Louisville children attend score below 86% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Louisville in?

Jefferson County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,017 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Louisville kids go to high school?

Jefferson County High School, with 635 students; its own test results earn a D−.

What is Louisville’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Jefferson County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.

How much does Louisville spend per student?

$16,007 in Jefferson County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.